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Board of Directors

LPEA Board of Directors Meetings

The next regular LPEA Board of Directors meeting is scheduled as follows and is open to the public:
When: Wednesday, March 10th at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Virtual Meeting
Meeting URL: HERE
Agenda: HERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

LPEA Board of Directors' Strategic Intent

As we look towards the future of the co-op, the Board commits to actively honoring our mission to provide safe, reliable, environmentally-responsible power while achieving the lowest reasonable cost to our members. In doing so, we will explore and carefully vet a holistic suite of options to increase LPEA’s value to the membership. We will pursue our mission with transparency, community engagement, acknowledgment of risk, the trust of our members by performing our fiduciary responsibility.

Electric cooperatives, such as La Plata Electric Association, Inc. (LPEA), are private, independent electric utilities owned by and operated for the benefit of the members they serve. Everyone who pays their electric bill to LPEA is eligible to be a member of the cooperative, and as such has the right to both vote for the directors who represent them on the board, and run for a seat on that board.

The Board of Directors determines the policies and overall directives of the cooperative, plus provides the LPEA staff with goals and objectives for the business. LPEA is governed by a board of 12 directors, three of whom reside in District 1 - Archuleta County, three live in District 2 – South and West La Plata County, three reside in District 3 – City of Durango, and three live in District 4 – North and East La Plata County.

Four directors are elected each year at the LPEA Annual Meeting. Directors serve three-year terms and are welcome to run as incumbents once that term is up.

Communicating with the Board

LPEA members may contact their board representatives directly via the contact details provided below. Individual directors cannot speak on behalf of the full board. If you wish to receive an official response from the board, you should direct your questions and comments to the Board President. Directors can only answer questions related to board-level strategic matters. Questions of an operational nature will be redirected to LPEA staff for a response. When warranted, Q & As will also be added to LPEA's Fact Checker.

Letters and emails to the board and to individual directors are not published or otherwise made public. If you wish to have your correspondence read aloud during the public comment period at a Board of Directors meeting, you must explicitly request this in your correspondence. The Board President will use his/her discretion in managing member comments to ensure the public has sufficient time to address the board, while not impacting meeting efficiency and scheduling.

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT ONE

Archuleta County

 

Bob Lynch

LPEA Board Vice-President

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Elected on May 22, 2014

Phone: (970) 749-4957

Email Bob Lynch

Archuleta County

 

Kirsten Skeehan

LPEA Board Director

Round Up Foundation Representative

 

 

Elected on May 12, 2018

Phone: (970) 426-1047

Email Kirsten Skeehan

Archuleta County

 

Holly Metzler

LPEA Board Director

Western United Representative

CREA Representative

 

Elected on May 2, 2019

Phone: (970) 946-0037

Email Holly Metzler

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT TWO

South & West La Plata County

 

Kohler McInnis

LPEA Board Director

Tri-State G&T Representative

 

Elected on May 16, 2015

Phone: (970) 749-6739

Email Kohler McInnis

South & West La Plata County

 

Dan Huntington

LPEA Board Secretary

 

 

Elected on May 7, 2016

Phone: (970) 749-8612

Email Dan Huntington

South & West La Plata County

 

John Lee Jr.

LPEA Board Director

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Elected on May 16, 2020

Phone: (970) 375-7805

Email John Lee Jr.

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT THREE

City of Durango

 

Britt Bassett

LPEA Board President

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Elected on May 12, 2012

Phone: (970) 946-6532

Email Britt Bassett

City of Durango

 

Rachel Landis

LPEA Board Director

 

 

Elected on May 13, 2017

Phone: (815) 762-2890

Email Rachel Landis

City of Durango

 

Joe Lewandowski

LPEA Board Director

Round Up Foundation Representative

 

Elected on May 2, 2019

Phone: (970) 799-4011

Email Joe Lewandowski

LPEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - DISTRICT FOUR

North & East La Plata County

 

Tim Wheeler

LPEA Board Treasurer

FastTrack Representative

FastTrack Representative_

Elected on May 12, 2018

Phone: (970) 247-2131

Email Tim Wheeler

North & East La Plata County

 

Sue McWilliams

LPEA Board Director

 

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Elected on May 16, 2020

Phone: (970) 422-8461

Email Sue McWilliams

North & East La Plata County

 

John Witchel

LPEA Board Director

 

 

Elected on September 16, 2020

Phone: (970) 759-1403

Email John Witchel
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  • About Us
    • ABOUT LPEA
      • Code of Excellence
      • LPEA Information & Facts
      • Calendar of Events
      • Mission, Vision, Plan
      • LPEA History
      • Cooperative Difference and Principles
      • Power Supply
      • Leadership Team
      • Employment & Career Opportunities
      • Annual Reports
    • BOARD DIRECTORS
      • Board of Directors
      • Board of Directors Resources
      • Board of Directors Committees
      • Board Director Candidate Information
      • Annual Meeting
      • Voting Districts
    • POLICIES & REGULATIONS
      • LPEA Policies and Bylaws
  • Community
    • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
      • Round Up Foundation
      • Energy Outreach Colorado
      • Grant Programs
    • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
      • Educational Electricity Programs
      • Electric Utility Terms
      • Scholarships
      • Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp
      • Youth Tour
        • 2019 Youth Tour Daily Blog
  • Electric Services
    • BILLING
      • Go paperless!
      • Electric Energy Rates
      • Bill Pay Programs
      • How to Pay Your Bill
      • Late Payments and Bill Pay Assistance
      • Capital Credit Refunds
      • On-bill Financing Program
      • SmartHub Application
      • 2020 Rate Increase Resources
    • RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
      • New Construction
      • Forms & Applications
      • AMI Meter Information
      • Time-of-Use Program
      • Undergound Utility Line Location
    • COMMERCIAL SERVICE
      • Commercial Service
  • Member Services
    • REBATE PROGRAMS
      • LPEA Rebate Programs
      • Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) Heater
    • ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
      • Together We Save
      • Energy Conservation Tips
    • LIGHTING
      • Area Light Rental
    • GREEN POWER
      • Green Power Program
    • LOCAL RENEWABLE GENERATION
      • On-Site Net Metering Program
      • Photovoltaics
      • REC Payment & Tax Incentives
      • Renewable Generation Forms
  • Safety
    • ELECTRICAL SAFETY
      • Surge Protectors
      • Electrical Safety Checklist
    • ELECTRICAL SAFETY TIPS
      • Indoor Electrical Safety Tips
      • Outdoor Electrical Safety Tips
      • Severe Weather Safety Tips
        • Lightning Safety
      • Generator Safety
  • News & Outage Center
    • Latest News
    • LPEA Fact Checker
    • News Releases
    • WATT'S UP Member Newsletter
    • LPEA Wire Video Series
    • Outage Viewer Map
    • Power Outage Tips
    • Power Restoration Plan
    • Report An Outage
    • Standby Generator Requirements
    • Social Media Platforms
    • Outage Texting Service (OTS)
  • Contact Us